Dr. Krissy Lyon
@krissylyon.bsky.social
Neuroscientist & astrocyte enthusiast | Postdoc in the Allen lab @SalkInstitute.bsky.social | NINDS K99 |@lclark.bsky.social and Harvard PiN alum | she/her
#SfN25 is here!!! I am looking forward to giving a talk in the ‘Astrocytes in neuronal function and dysfunction’ nanosymposium on Monday afternoon, come by!
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#SfN25 is here!!! I am looking forward to giving a talk in the ‘Astrocytes in neuronal function and dysfunction’ nanosymposium on Monday afternoon, come by!
If you will be at #SfN25 next week, please join us for a professional development workshop ‘Navigating your career roadmap in a changing landscape’ on Monday from 12-2. Led by THE Dr. Michelle Jones-London. Please share with your lab and anyone you think would benefit!
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you will be at #SfN25 next week, please join us for a professional development workshop ‘Navigating your career roadmap in a changing landscape’ on Monday from 12-2. Led by THE Dr. Michelle Jones-London. Please share with your lab and anyone you think would benefit!
Required periodic Salk Institute photo☀️
August 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Required periodic Salk Institute photo☀️
Inspirational Stand up for Science rally at UCSD today ✊🔬🧬 @standupforscience.bsky.social @fleabrained.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Inspirational Stand up for Science rally at UCSD today ✊🔬🧬 @standupforscience.bsky.social @fleabrained.bsky.social
Photos from the downtown San Diego Stand Up for Science rally & march 🧪 🧠
March 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Photos from the downtown San Diego Stand Up for Science rally & march 🧪 🧠
Tomorrow! See you there!
March 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Tomorrow! See you there!
Noma gets the vibe today.
January 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Noma gets the vibe today.
Christmas Eve Eve hike: Weaver’s Needle near Gold Canyon, AZ.
December 23, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Christmas Eve Eve hike: Weaver’s Needle near Gold Canyon, AZ.
Winter Solstice hike near Mt Baldy, California. A chilly 55 at the trail head!
December 22, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Winter Solstice hike near Mt Baldy, California. A chilly 55 at the trail head!
Allen lab holiday party today! Another successful white elephant in the books 🥂
December 11, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Allen lab holiday party today! Another successful white elephant in the books 🥂
So good!! I keep thinking about this one
November 28, 2024 at 6:07 AM
So good!! I keep thinking about this one
Not much but (1) astrocyte nails, (2) Salk sunsets, and (3) a viral tweet comparing the 2020 election to waiting for our NOA 🫠. 1 & 2 will continue here!
November 17, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Not much but (1) astrocyte nails, (2) Salk sunsets, and (3) a viral tweet comparing the 2020 election to waiting for our NOA 🫠. 1 & 2 will continue here!
Spent the last four days in Atlanta helping my grad school classmates build a shed! Time spent outdoors, with friends, on a project (using a nail gun) was much needed this week.
November 11, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Spent the last four days in Atlanta helping my grad school classmates build a shed! Time spent outdoors, with friends, on a project (using a nail gun) was much needed this week.
Wow. I almost left without going through the courtyard and would’ve missed this! (Salk Institute)
January 29, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Wow. I almost left without going through the courtyard and would’ve missed this! (Salk Institute)
Really special to give a seminar at my alma mater Lewis & Clark College today! Beautiful as always and great questions from the students.
October 31, 2023 at 2:24 AM
Really special to give a seminar at my alma mater Lewis & Clark College today! Beautiful as always and great questions from the students.
The SACNAS #NDiSTEM closing video really got me 😭 What a beautiful conference and experience. Grateful for everyone who made it happen.
October 29, 2023 at 12:03 AM
The SACNAS #NDiSTEM closing video really got me 😭 What a beautiful conference and experience. Grateful for everyone who made it happen.
Excited to head to Portland this week for #2023NDiSTEM! SACNAS at Salk will see you there!
October 23, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Excited to head to Portland this week for #2023NDiSTEM! SACNAS at Salk will see you there!
Enjoying a few days of fall weather and trees in Seattle for @brainsbites conference
October 18, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Enjoying a few days of fall weather and trees in Seattle for @brainsbites conference
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! #Neuroskyence
October 6, 2023 at 6:11 PM
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! #Neuroskyence
Happy #FluorescentFriday! Just some pretty dendrites.
September 22, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Happy #FluorescentFriday! Just some pretty dendrites.
Salk Institute in San Diego 👋🏽
September 7, 2023 at 8:57 PM
Salk Institute in San Diego 👋🏽
Sunday hike in Torrey Pines Reserve.
September 3, 2023 at 9:33 PM
Sunday hike in Torrey Pines Reserve.
Fluorescence Friday! Layer 2/3 neuron (backfilled with biocytin during ephys recording, pink), Mecp2 (cyan) and DAPI (white) in a female Rett syndrome model mouse brain. #neuroscience
September 1, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Fluorescence Friday! Layer 2/3 neuron (backfilled with biocytin during ephys recording, pink), Mecp2 (cyan) and DAPI (white) in a female Rett syndrome model mouse brain. #neuroscience
Hi Bluesky! Quick lil intro post: I’m Krissy, a postdoc @ Salk studying astrocytes, neurodevelopment, and behavior. I’m also the co-chair of SACNAS @ Salk, like running, and have two really good cats. #neuroscience
August 30, 2023 at 11:23 PM
Hi Bluesky! Quick lil intro post: I’m Krissy, a postdoc @ Salk studying astrocytes, neurodevelopment, and behavior. I’m also the co-chair of SACNAS @ Salk, like running, and have two really good cats. #neuroscience